Cisco · 1 day ago
Senior Staff Software Engineer (Hybrid) - ES Threat Detections
Fulton, Maryland, US
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$211K/yr - $305K/yr
8+ years expCisco is a leading technology company revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era. The Senior Staff Software Engineer will lead and develop a high-performing team focused on delivering innovative AI/ML solutions, shaping the AI strategy, and ensuring the company's products remain at the forefront of cybersecurity and observability.
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Responsibilities
Develops software consistent with Cisco ‘Design Thinking Principles’ with a focus on simplification and UX (User Experience) at its core, using secure coding practices, ensuring user privacy, and following software development best practices
Partners with other teams including design and product management to create the right solution for the customers
Creates technical design documentation to be used by the team as well as contributing to user documentation to be used by end users
Debugs and addresses software issues during development and in production systems to support customers
Brings new ideas for product innovation and helps improve software development processes
Recognized as an expert within Cisco
Proactively identifies and participates in the resolution of complex problems that impact the direction of the business
Develops and delivers innovative strategies that benefit customers and/or clients
Leads major business projects which impact a region or entire function
Contributes to the development of annual organizational objectives/priorities
Builds and maintains long-term relationships with key stakeholders to ensure products and services reflect the needs and direction of the business
Translates and influences the regional or functional strategic vision into a technical vision with clear engineering priorities, ensuring understanding and alignment across teams
May lead projects that span the business segment, function or region
May drive large features from technical design through completion
Leads the development and implementation of software development lifecycle and agile engineering strategies across applicable teams in anticipation of the changing software development environment
Influences technical direction and deliverables across the function
Recognizes and makes trade-offs with respect to the whole system and defines new product categories
Leads design choices within the context of all Cisco offerings
Drives product success through creating metrics and influencing product adoption and direction
Writes and sets the standard for functional clean code
Develops and drives utilization and support for processes for issue identification and sustainable response, proactive tooling, and continuous improvement for production systems
Industry or thought leader on scale, performance, or design patterns
May represent or present team outputs at external events
Communicates product or program priorities, deadlines, and shifts in requirements in the context of engineering priorities and user needs
Negotiates and drives trade-offs in timing, design, and specifications to meet the needs of users and cross-functional partners
Leads, mentors, and influences senior engineers
Improves knowledge sharing processes
Qualification
Required
Bachelors + 12 years of related experience, or Masters + 8 years of related experience, or PhD + 5 years of related experience
Experience incorporating AI coding tools to streamline and enhance the process and speed of software development
Expert using languages such as Python, Java, C/C++, or similar languages
Expert of client-side scripting and JavaScript frameworks (React and/or BackboneJS)
Expertise in front-end technologies (HTML5, CSS3, Responsive Design, etc.)
A deep understanding of data structures, algorithms, and RESTful APIs
A deep understanding of scalable distributed web applications using open source or proprietary technologies
Experience integrating agentic AI and assistive AI into web applications
Ability to learn new technologies quickly and to understand a wide variety of technical challenges to be solved
Strong collaborative and interpersonal skills, specifically a consistent track record to effectively work with others within a dynamic environment
Has a wide-range of experiences and sophisticated technical acumen serving as an advisor to management
Preferred
Proponent of test-driven development (TDD) and understanding of CI/CD technologies
Experience with secure coding practices
Familiarity with orchestration and cloud stack and technologies like K8s, Kinesis, Kafka
SIEM or data platform architecture with an understanding of scale, latency, cost, and schema realities
Detection Engineering/Threat expertise
Understanding of MITRE ATT&CK and threat actor TTP and kill chain concepts
Hands on with SIEM detection languages (SPL, KQL, YARA-L, Sigma)
Detection as code concepts - versioning, CI/CD, validation
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision insurance
401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
Paid parental leave
Short and long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance
10 paid holidays per full calendar year
1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
Paid year-end holiday shutdown
4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year
Flexible vacation time off program
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date
Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
Annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies
Company
Cisco
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Chair and CEO
Carl Solder
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